About​ ​Kickstarter

Kickstarter is a Public Benefit Corporation, and our mission is to help bring creative projects tolife. We measure our success as a company by how well we achieve that mission, not by thesize of our profits. In our charter, we spell out our mission, our values, and the commitments wehave made to pursue them.

About​ ​the​ ​Role

General Counsel at Kickstarter is an important leadership role. Our GC is central to ourday-to-day operations, and is a key partner in committed areas of innovation and leadership forKickstarter -- from corporate and governance structures to site policy to public policy. AsKickstarter’s approach is unique, as is this role. It’s a position that helps push things forward,considering impact both inside and outside of Kickstarter’s walls.

This position will be based in our Greenpoint HQ in Brooklyn, NY. Reporting to theCEO/Chairman.

In This Role, You Will:

• Support the Board of Directors, CEO, and executive team in strategic decisions.
• Provide strategic legal advice across the company (including to product team),balancing legal needs with company values and objectives.
• Support and advise the People Team on policies, procedures, and compliance.
• Manage company’s commercial counsel and support negotiation of major contractsand development of standard contracts to support business.
• Oversee selection and management of all outside counsel.
• Manage and direct strategy on all litigation.
• Apply artist-/creator-friendly perspective to assessments of risk (in particular withrespect to IP and user-generated content).
• Work closely with CEO and Chairman on developing and implementing creativegovernance structures and liquidity options that support the company’s PBC missionand goal of long-term independence.
• Oversee all matters related to company’s PBC status, including advocacy, internalcompliance, reporting, and development of future governance structures.
• Handle company’s public policy matters, including both proactively addressing US andinternational regulatory issues and positioning Kickstarter as a leader in public policyissues related to artists and creators and the company’s PBC commitments.

About You

• 7-10 years of professional experience, ideally 3-5 in-house in a General Counsel role
• Have a broad range of subject-matter experience, including data privacy, employment law, IP (including management of trademark portfolio, patent defense and prosecution, and DMCA/trademark compliance related to user-generated content), regulatory work, transactional work (including contract negotiation and licensing), and corporate governance
• J.D. from top law school with strong academic record and bar admission (and in good standing) in any U.S. state
• Possess a rigorous and thorough legal skillset, you are a self-starter with a strong sense of urgency
• You are an excellent communicator with impeccable written, verbal, and presentation skills
• You have highly organized and able to juggle many projects at any given time
• You have a proven track record of providing proactive, pragmatic legal counsel to business partners
• You have sound judgment; you know how to resolve complicated matters while maintaining integrity and confidentiality

This is a full-time, on-site position at our beautiful office in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. All full-time employees are eligible for our terrific benefits program, which includes stock options, full health/dental/vision coverage, 401k contribution, generous vacation and family leave, and a wide variety of social and cultural events. About Kickstarter Kickstarter is a Public Benefit Corporation, and our mission is to help bring creative projects to life. We measure our success as a company by how well we achieve that mission, not by the size of our profits. In our charter, we spell out our mission, our values, and the commitments we have made to pursue them.